A south Kilkenny family is set to feature on DIY SOS The Big Build Ireland

Baz Ashmawy and the team are heading to Mooncoin to rally support for the O’Hanlon family’s dream home.

It’s urgently needed to provide the necessary adaptations for their daughter Aoibhínn, who, at nine was born with a severe type of spina bifida and hydrocephalus, which pose significant challenges for her and her family, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. She is completely paralysed from her belly button down and has had to have a shunt inserted to drain the fluid from her brain.

John O’Hanlon with his wife Sharon and their children

The build will take place from March 18th to 27th, and they’re seeking tradespeople and companies to get involved.

We the DIY crew are looking for….

Groundworkers, Ticketed Machine Drivers, Carpenters, General Labourers, Plumbers, Electricians, Slabbers, Blocklayers, Painters, Plasterers, Joiners, Pavers, Landscapers, Fencers, Tilers, Photography, Audiovisual companies, Catering, Cleaning and Registration Volunteers – you name the trade, we need you there!

Also local companies who can assist by supplying goods and materials for external works: Grab hire, skips, waste management, lawn turf and other landscaping products.

For Catering: Food for volunteers! looking for catering companies or local restaurants and cafés to provide breakfast rolls, lunch, dinners and snacks to 100+ hardworking troops.

For Interiors: joinery companies, glazing, furniture, wallpaper, extensive homewares, photography and frames, bedding, mirrors, mattress supplier, curtains and blinds.

For Site Support: Traffic Management, Site Security, Van drivers, transport companies, marquees, accommodation, and printers.

If you’d like to get involved, please get in touch via email – [email protected] – or call/ text 083 126 3130 and include your:

* NAME

* NUMBER

* EMAIL

* Details of your TRADE or what you can SUPPLY.

Come on Kilkenny… let’s do this together!!